GNU bug report logs - #19565
Emacs vulnerable to endless-data attack (minor)

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Message #8 received at 19565 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Richard Stallman <rms <at> gnu.org>
To: Kelly Dean <kelly <at> prtime.org>
Cc: 19565 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#19565: Emacs vulnerable to endless-data attack (minor)
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2015 13:33:34 -0500

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  > A few days ago I speculated, but now I confirmed. It's technically considered a vulnerability, but in Emacs's case it's a minor problem; exploiting it would be more a prank than a real attack.

That is a relief.

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